It baffles us that the Israelites couldn’t even wait for Moses to come down from the mountain. We think it’s ridiculous that they became so impatient that they gathered gold and created an idol to worship (Ex. 32). It was a stupid and costly mistake, but many of us do the same thing! We can’t wait until Christ returns, so we gather up our riches to set up a counterfeit paradise. We try to isolate our family in a safe community and provide ourselves with whatever our hearts desire. We try to create our own heaven on earth.
